Separable rim



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sErARABLE RIM.,

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Specification of Letters Patent.'

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Appnca'atn fumi May es, 191s. serial No. 236,578.

Be it known that I, ORGERIQ ABBADINI, a citizen of the AUnited States, residing at Fairbanks, in the county of 'Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcern tain new and useful Improvements in Sepa rable Rims; and l do hereby declare the foll. lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of'hthe invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art topvvhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention iel'ates lto improvements in separable rims for automobile tires, and has for one Nof its objects the provision of a device of this character wherein a tire can be readily removed. and replaced on the 'rim without the use of tools especially adaptable for the purpose, yand thereby obvi'ating the stretching ofthe tire which is no W frequent when forcing a tire orifto an ordinary .rim with tools. Another object of this invention is the provision of a rim constructed of a vpair of sections, which sections may be readily separated, whereby a tire can be readily and conveniently applied upon the sections vvhen in a separated position Without theuse of tools. Y

AA further object of this invention is the provision of novelmeans for` locln'ng one of the sections of the rim toA 'the felly, andv which means 'can be readily vactuated .without the use of suitable tools for the purpose.`

, A still further object of "athis invention is the provision of a separable' rim of the `above stated character, which shall be simmanufactured and sell Y' low cost.

ple, durable and eiiicie' t, and which may be at a comparatively 1 i l With these and othbr objects in view-r, as

will become ,more apparent ,as the descrip -tion proceeds, the invention consists in .cer-

tainl novel featuresof constrilction,. corn- ".bination -and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafterv -more fully described .and claimed. A

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference will be had to the ac- 'companying description and accompanying drawing, Which; l

' Figure@ is a front elevation, Apartlyiin section ofI a separable rim c'onstructedin E ig. -2 is. a 'transverse sectlonalyiewof the accordance 'With my invention,

same,

' detached.

Fig. fis a-.agmentary longitudinal sec-".-

tional View, illustrating'the manner of opinvention consists cf sections 6 and' each.

provided with a tire-engaging flange 8 of any desired construction. ,-'lhefsection 7 is secured iirmly tothe rim '2 by suitable-bolts' or like fasteners, and the rim 2 is-provided with a plurality 'of pins 9 upon its outer face adaptedl to berreceived by bayonet slots 10 in the' section -(5. Pn assembling, a tire is placed on theseaction 7, and the section 6 is placed on thefrim 2 under the tire and' the pins are lirst moved into the transverse branches ol the bayonet slotslO, and then the section 6 ismovedl or turned circumfer-` entially with relation to the section 7, so as to movethepins 9 into the longitudinally extending branches of the bayonet slotshthus firmly ylocking the section 6 on the `run 2 and in engagement these'ction 7.

Any number of spring catches 11 maybe en'ipldyed forholding the pins 9 in the longi- "tudinallyextnding branches ofthe bayonet slots lO for l*Preventing the section 6 from moving cireunferentiallyv with relation t0 the section 7, and" which Would be liable to placethe pins .92 in registration lWith the transverse branches of the bayonet slots), so that the section 6 might becoriiefaccidentally Each of the gspringfcatches 11 consist of a resilient strip 1:2, which is se- .cured to the section of the rim at one bf its ends While at its ppsite end is disposed over the len'itudinally extending branch of the bayonetfslot with its free end in engagement with* thefpn 9 ipreventing said pin froinmovirg in the llngitudinal branch. An ,operating pinor bot 13 is pro .vided with a head 14.1" engages'the resilient strip 12 and'eitends through an opening'in the fellyQg-and rim 2,1so that upon pressing upon the head 14e, thelresilient strip 12 Willbe raised upwardly, permitting the cari be readily'pulled oof the Vsection 7'. .5

'pin topass thereunder nihen the section 6 p is turned circilignfeilentially with relation to .the'sectiorr 7 permitting vit to bei removed -so that the tire llO A pair of detachable hand grips l5 are carried by the section 6, so that said section may be readily gripped for the purpose of turning or moving the same circumferentiaily with relation tothe section 7 for removin lthe same.

if/'hi e I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it

will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as, claimed.

the telly band and the other section having bayonet slots, pins secured to the felly band and received by the siots, spring catches secured at one of their ends to the last named section and having their other ends disposed against the pins, operating pins siidable in the feily band and feliy and engaging the spring Catches, and spaced heads formed on the operating pins for limiting' the movement of said operating` pins through the feiiy.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

F. R. LYNCH, W. M. HOUGH. 

